New And Underground: Stereoboard's 2000trees Setlist

This weekend 2000trees gets underway at Upcote Farm in Gloucestershire, with Frank Turner and Mystery Jets headlining a bill bristling with the finest the UK's alternative music scene has to offer.

Written by: Sam Jones | Date: Tuesday, 09 July 2013

Play That Funke Music: Turnpike Glow, London And The Flaming Lips

What's your favourite record? Who are your favourite band? Two simple questions that music fans ask each other regularly, but two questions that often leave artists spluttering. Not Turnpike Glow.

Written by: Tom Davies | Date: Monday, 08 July 2013

Frank Hamilton, The London Eye And Silly Ideas

We all have silly ideas from time to time. Frank Hamilton seems to have more than most, and also a pretty good strike rate in terms of turning flights of fancy into reality.

Written by: Huw Baines | Date: Friday, 05 July 2013

The Guilty Ones: First Your Stereo, Then The World

It appears that the Guilty Ones are happy to take their time. The London-based band are preparing to drop their debut single, Conquer The World, on July 28 after nearly a year cooped up in a recording studio, and it's a huge, glossy pop song driven on by the idiosyncratic vocals of frontwoman Liv Slania.

Written by: Sam Jones | Date: Thursday, 04 July 2013

Chorus, Repeat: Iwrestledabearonce Ready To Surprise All Over Again

It seems that the time has come for Iwrestledabearonce to dial down the crazy a couple of notches. The American metallers will release 'Late For Nothing' on August 12, a record that finds them experimenting with more traditional song structures amid the unruly time signatures and crushing guitars that have become hallmarks of their sound.

Written by: Huw Baines | Date: Wednesday, 03 July 2013

It's 2013, Listen Up: Fist City, Church Outrage And Killer Tunes

The road less travelled is often that way for a reason, but from time to time a trip along it proves to be the making of a band. Fist City have been through some stuff in the last few years and as a result their glorious, hook-laden record 'It's 1983, Grow Up!' is shot through with elements of an exciting, chaotic time.

Written by: Huw Baines | Date: Tuesday, 02 July 2013

Going Continental: Stereoboard's European Festival Guide

One of the biggest weekends in music is done and dusted for another year. Glastonbury closed to the strains of Mumford and Sons on Sunday night, 24 hours after the Rolling Stones had entertained an estimated 100,000 fans following a day of rare sunshine in the English countryside.

Written by: Josh Adams | Date: Monday, 01 July 2013

Carrying The Torch: Vintage Trouble And The Battle For Rock 'N' Roll

There's something refreshingly old-fashioned about Vintage Trouble, and it's not just the name. A stripped-back rhythm and blues four-piece, their blueprint – rock-solid rhythm section, slick guitarist and a showman out front – has been around since the earliest knockings of rock 'n' roll. 

Written by: Huw Baines | Date: Friday, 28 June 2013

Ponchos And Pocket Pints: The Stereoboard Festival Checklist

Festival season is well and truly upon us and with some of the summer's biggest hitters rapidly approaching, it's time to get prepared for whatever the elements may throw at us. Tent - check. Wellies - check. The basics are second nature, but there is a market out there for more niche products to make your festival experience better and, at times, more practical. So, festival types, here are a few suggestions.

Written by: Heather McDaid | Date: Thursday, 27 June 2013

Icons, Upstarts And Metallers: The Ultimate Summer Festival

This summer's festival schedule truly does offer something for everyone. From rock icons, to dance royalty, via hairy metal and hip hop's biggest names, there's almost too much choice to handle.

Written by: James Ball | Date: Wednesday, 26 June 2013

Summer Nights: Stereoboard's Ultimate Festival Moments

Festivals are a unique proposition for music fans. Life-changing moments can occur in the midst of a sea of humanity in front of Glastonbury's Pyramid Stage, nestled in a tent at Reading or Leeds, alongside flailing arms at Global Gathering or sat on a bank at Download watching the mayhem unfold below. 

Written by: Stereoboard.com | Date: Tuesday, 25 June 2013

Taste The Difference: Stereoboard's Glastonbury Setlist

Glastonbury is pretty big. It's got more stages than an Ikea instruction booklet, and a bill so diverse that there really is something for everyone. Presiding over things this year are the Rolling Stones, who will turn in one of the most-anticipated headline sets in recent memory on Saturday night.

Written by: Sam Jones | Date: Monday, 24 June 2013

Youth Of Today: Radkey's Defence Of Cool Music

On Cat & Mouse, the title track of Radkey's debut EP, Dee Radke drawls: “You better run, he's coming for you. Nowhere to hide, he's going to take your life.” His brothers, Isaiah and Solomon, lay down a driving rhythm straight out of the '80s hardcore playbook. Their brooding take on punk recalls early Black Flag, T.S.O.L and Misfits, bands whose peaks arrived before the brothers were born. They're kids making hardcore for the modern world, but they've got one foot firmly in the past.

Written by: Huw Baines | Date: Thursday, 20 June 2013

Behind The Music: The Nyco Project's Bold New Step

In 1964, Bob Dylan told us that “the times they are a-changin'”. Back then, his take on the social change sweeping America was a dropped needle away. Later it would be burned onto CD, downloaded as an MP3 file and streamed online. Music has always been inextricably linked to the technology of its time, and one London-based band has some big ideas about where to take it next.

Written by: Huw Baines | Date: Wednesday, 19 June 2013

Small And Perfectly Formed: The Alternative Festival Experience

Festival season is a very evocative time for any music fan. A moment's daydreaming can easily conjure images of majesty and mudslides at Glastonbury, metal horns at Download or thousands of arms aloft in front of the main stages at Reading and Leeds. But in recent years, the scene has grown. For every Glasto, there are now five or six small, independent events offering music fans the chance to broaden their festival horizons.

Written by: Sam Jones | Date: Monday, 17 June 2013

A Quiet Night Out (Download Festival Feature)

Download has, since its first staging back in 2003, become a byword for everything loud, hairy and metal. On June 14, Iron Maiden, Slipknot and Rammstein will descend on Donington Park to headline another weekend of guttural roars, blastbeats, flame-throwers and good times.

Written by: Sam Jones | Date: Thursday, 13 June 2013

In With The Old, In With The New (Download Festival Feature)

Many festivals grow beyond their initial boundaries to become iconic. It's not surprising, then, that bills around the world are packed out by the giants of the music world. On June 14, Download gets underway at Donington Park, and this year's line up is diverse and exciting, with bands old and new set to complement each other perfectly.

Written by: Heather McDaid | Date: Wednesday, 12 June 2013

Wild Nights: Five Classic Download Sets (Download Festival Feature)

On June 14, Download gets underway. Iron Maiden, Rammstein and Slipknot will headline the 11th edition of the festival, a descendant of the legendary Monsters of Rock event held on the same hallowed ground at Donington Park.

Written by: Sam Jones | Date: Tuesday, 11 June 2013

The New Breed: 10 To Watch At Download 2013 (Download Festival Feature)

On June 14, the great and good of the metal world will descend on Donington for the latest edition of Download. The UK's biggest festival for fans off all things fast, loud and hairy, this year's line-up offers a little something for everyone.

Written by: Heather McDaid | Date: Monday, 10 June 2013

The New Beat (Blood Command Feature)

With one foot on a monitor, Silje Tombre screams: “We are here to claim the throne”. It's 10.30 on a Thursday night and Blood Command are tearing through Cult Of The New Beat, the centrepiece of a thrilling, brutal set at Cardiff's Clwb Ifor Bach.

Written by: Huw Baines | Date: Monday, 10 June 2013